Sticta pulmonaria. Kader Kochi.

Synonyms

Lungwort, Lichen lung wort, Lobaria pulmonaria.

Constituents

A lichen growing on surface of maple tree. Its shape is similar to the lobes of lung. It contains stictic acid, depsidones, beta carotene, and ergosterol.

Therapeutics

This is medicine for catarrh of nose in influenza.

It is medicine for stiffness of neck and shoulder.

It is medicine for productive cough with pain in occipital area, neck, and chest.

It is medicine for incontinence of urine.

It is medicine externally for wound.

It is remedy for hay fever, and dry cough. Cough is worse at night.

It is remedy for rheumatism with red spot over affected joints.

Dose 

2 to 20 drops.

Dilution.